Honoring young business professionals is the dominant narrative in our culture: success and fulfillment are encouraged and recognized at the dawn of adulthood (or even sooner, if you can manage it). But achievements don’t come instantly, and success is becoming…
Mercy Hospital
Stephanie Whitaker has been named chief nursing officer at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Whitaker joined Mercy in late 2021 as vice president of patient care services and has had a long career in nursing leadership. Stephanie replaces outgoing CNO Cheri…
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National Guard Called to Covid-19 Duty at 9 Hospitals Across Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAt the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, 40 Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will deploy to nine hospitals in eight Arkansas cities to assist local health care facilities with Covid-19 testing in…
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Arkansas Hospitals Plan Major Overhauls Statewide
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebda Arkansas’ health-care community is growing by leaps and bounds as health systems and healthcare providers from one end of the state to the other have announced expansions to their physical footprint and medical services.  In…
by Jeremy Peppas Three Arkansas hospitals, all affiliated with the St. Louis, Missouri-based Mercy system, recently received grants from the United States Department of Agriculture through its Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. The grant was for $496,349 and will be…